Farm-gate.



W. DARLEY. FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1916.

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WARD DARLEYL'OF MONTE VISTA, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH '10 E. '1. KURRLE, 0F MONTE VISTA, COLORADO.

FARM-GATE.

Application filed May 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARD DARLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Monte Vista, county of Rio Grande, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gates adapted for use where relatively long openings are required to be closed except at such times as may be necessary to open them in order to allow teams or vehicles to pass. My object is to provide a device of this class which shall be light and strong, and so constructed that it will not sag, warp or bend.

Generally speaking, the gate consists of two main side members which are spaced from each other by suitable braces, the spac ing being widest at the center from which the two members or panels approach each other as they extend toward both extremities.

The two side members or panels are connected together by passing bolts through the boards or strips which constitute the panels and also through the intervening braces or spacing members. As illustrated in the drawing, each of the panels or spaced members consists of a number of strips or boards composed of any suitable material, the same being arran ed in suitable vertically spaced relation. T hese strips may be formed of such size and consist of such material as to make a light gate which shall at the same time be exceedingly strong and durable and which, as heretofore explained, will not warp or sag or bend.

Having briefly outlined my improvement, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference bein made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved gate.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, or a -view looking in the direction of arrow 2,

Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

Serial No. 100,759.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in both the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate my improved gate considered in its entirety, the same being composed of two side panels or members 6 arranged in opposing relation and spaced by a number of vertical bars 7, 8 and 9, and by a number of brace bars 10. The vertical bar 7 is widest and is centrally located between the extremities of the gate, whereby the two members are correspondingly separated. From the location of the vertical bar 7 the two members 5 gradually approach each other in both directions, their extremitics being spaced by end members 9 which are approximately of the same width. Between the bar 7 and the bars 9, are located the vertical bars 8 and the inclined brace bars 10. As shown in the drawing, the outermost brace bars 10 each extends from the the inclined bars 10 must vary in width from the bottom toward the top. n other words, the two outermost brace bars 10 will be narrowest at their lower extremities, and will gradually increase in width toward their upper extremities, since their lower extremities are between the members or panels 5 at the extremities of the latter and where they are closest together, while the space between the members 5 gradually increases in width from the extremities of the gate toward the center. Again, the two innermost brace bars 10, are widest at their lower extremities and gradually diminish in width toward their upper extremities. Bolts 12 are passed through the strips or boards 13 which constitute the two panels or side members, the said bolts being also passed through openings formed in the spacing bars 7, 8, 9 and 10, nuts 14 being employed to secure all of the parts of the gate in the assembled relation.

My improved gate may be hingedly connected with a post 15 by means of hinge members 16 and cooperating hinge pins 17 or in any other suitable manner. It is evident that the gate may be hung or hinged in any desired manner. In the drawing I have shown a post 18 with which the free extremity of the gate may be connected by means of a fastening device of any suitable character. I have also shown a device 19 which is hinged to the post 18 as shown at 20, and is equipped with a U-shaped part 21 adapted to engage the adjacent end bar 9 on opposite sides when in the locked position. This locking device has a relatively heavy part 22 which normally will maintain the device in position to lock the gate against swinging. lVhen it is desired to release the gate, it is only necessary to move the device 19 on its hinge sufliciently for the purpose. It is evident that any suitable fastening means may be employed. It is also evident that the gate may be hung in any desired manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,

A gate of the class described composed of side members spaced bycentral, end and Copies of this patent maybe obtained for intermediate bars, the spacing bars being of such width that the side members have their maximum separation at the center of the gate, the spacing of the side members diminishing from the center toward the opposite extremities of the gate the gate being provided intermediate the middle and end bars with a vertically disposed bar and inclined bars arranged on opposite sides thereof, said inclined bars varying in width throughout their lengths to correspond to the varying cross section of the gate as a whole, and means for securing the opposite side members of the gate and the spacing bars in the assembled relation.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

AR-D DARLEY.

Witnesses MARY B. DARLEY, MARTHA L. KURRLE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

